Question | Answer |
What is created by the combination of fuel, heat, oxygen and combustion? | Fire |
What is a chemical transformation in which heat energy is liberated? | Exothermic Reaction |
What is the transfer of heat from a heated surface to a cooler surface by electromagnetic radiation? | Radiation |
Any material used to start or sustain a fire | Accelerant |
What is an offender's pattern of operation? | Modis Operandi |
The entire range of possible gas or vapor fuel concentrations in air that are capable of burning | Flammable Range |
Setting a fire on purpose | Arson |
What is a compound consisting of only hydrogen and carbon? | Hydro Rabon |
The ability or potential of a heat system or material to do work | Energy |
A fire caused by a natural heat-producing process in the presence of sufficient air and fuel | Spontaneous Combustion |
Place where a fire starts | Point of Origin |
The minimum temperature at which a liquid fuel produces enough vapor to burn | Flash Point |
What is the heat liberated during combustion? | Heat of Combustion |
What is the decomposition of solid organic matter by heat? | Pyrolysis |
The minimum temperature at which a fuel spontaneously ignites | Ignition Temperature |
The rapid combination of oxygen with another substance accompanied by production of noticeable heat and light | Combustion |
The combustion on the surface of a solid fuel in the absence of heat high enough to pyrolyze the fuel | Glowing Combustion |
What is the transfer of heat by movement of molecules in a liquid or gas? | Convection |
The chemical transformation in which heat energy is absorbed from the surroundings | Endothermic Reaction |
The combination of oxygen with other substances to produce new substances | Oxidation |
The movement of heat through a solid object | Conduction |
What are burn patterns or other damage that helps determine the point of origin? | Char Patterns |
Fire burns in what direction? | Upward |
What pattern is left by fire? | V-Shaped |
What occurs when furniture shields part of a wall and can help determine the origin? | Heat Shadows |
When all combustible fuels spontaneously ignite | Flashover |
What are the common motives for arson? | Crime concealment, Revenge or spite, Monetary Gain, Malicious Vandalism, Mentally Disturbed |